Reduced Cabinet purpose-built for effective delivery

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a reconfigured cabinet with the number of ministers reduced to 28, down from 36 in the previous administration.

The President, who was sworn in last Saturday after the May 8 polls, made the much-anticipated announcement on Wednesday, amid calls from many quarters for cutbacks in what has been labelled a ‘bloated government’.

Another important aspect was for the first time in the history of South Africa, half of all ministers are women. There is also a significant number of young people.

Here is a look at some of the key appointments:

Having listened and taken cognisance of the public’s demand for inclusive economic growth in order to reduce poverty and unemployment, Ramaphosa said the reconfigured national government would help the sixth administration achieve what millions of South Africans want.

The President said the appointments were made as a way of fulfilling a commitment to give young people roles of responsibility in all sectors of society.

President Ramaphosa: This is in fulfilment of our commitment to giving young people roles of responsibility in all sectors of society. This is part of a generational transition in which we are creating a pipeline of leaders to take our country further into the future. pic.twitter.com/1Y7THHRtYl

— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) May 29, 2019

President Ramaphosa explained that these changes to government were necessitated by the overarching goal of building a modern developmental State that has the means to drive economic and social transformation, embrace innovation and direct efforts and resources to where they will have the greatest impact.

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